week #51
/ on Monday the daughter had a play date with E. at our place. you know it was a good one when the whole living room floor is covered in toys! and on Wednesday there was a second date. I guess they really like eachother : D
/ this week I've been using niacinamide again. I haven't done that in quite some time... and it directly caused a rosacea flare-up. it usually works for sensitive rosacea skin, just in some very sensitive cases it can cause flare-ups. good to know this now, that I shouldn't buy products with niacinamide anymore. I don't like throwing away skincare products, but this one had to go.
/ there were workers in our neighborhood this week, installing glass fiber in the ground. on our way to school we saw them every morning, working hard. even in the cold! together with the daughter I watched the excavator digging. she said: 'ohh I don't want to be a worker when I grow up, then I have to sweat soooo much!' :' )
/ on Tuesday I tried to take good care of myself with healthy homemade soup for lunch (lentils). something I rarely do (because of the amount of work), but I always find it lovely in winter time. extra vitamins!
/ we visited our little friend B. in the hospital. it was lovely to see how our two girls lit up when they saw each other. a well spent afternoon cheering her up. #itfeelsgoodtodogood
/ I got an email; the yearly payment for my stamp blog is due in February. I took some time this week to reflect if I want to keep it or transfer to another host. I don't want to throw it away, but will I still use it? #stilldebating
/ on Wednesday I cleaned out my art studio. more space in the studio and in my head! let's hope this will be a good start for a year full of art in 2026.
/ I started with the acupressure course and finished section 1, 2 and 3. still 5 more sections to go. so far it's very interesting!
/ a good read: me say war, hugh hollowell
/ on Thursday the daughter had the annual Christmas dinner at school (her first time). she was looking forward to it for days! she came home all happy and glowy : D
/ next week it's Christmas, but at work we got most Christmas customers this weekend already. it was a busy workweek, but also a fun one. after my last shift I took a long and warm epsom salt bath, that made the muscle aches a bit less. and I slept like a stone!
/ my muscles and joints have started to ache a lot more the last months. more than my usual chronic illness aches. it feels like joint pain and it is starting to worry me a bit. my knees and wrists are protesting a lot. it's not that bad that it's intervening work at the moment. I do have pain at work sometimes, but I can still handle it. but I also don't want it to get really bad at some point. note to self: make a doctors appointment to have it checked out.
/ about my chronic illness aches; I've been thinking about going to the swimming pool once or twice a week, to the aqua gym lessons (for seniors, to not start too ambitiously with my achy body). in January the weekly lessons are starting up again after the holidays, and I might try a trial lesson to see if this is a good fit and if it will help my body.
/ we installed the new bathroom cabinet, and it looks so good! I love the wavy glass doors and mint colored steel! it feels like we have a new bathroom.
/ on Sunday we made a trip to Ikea. more mint colored new stuff we got there, was the new tableware set. we were still using our tableware from our student days. so it was a collection of different colors and nothing really fit together. so I'm happy it looks a bit more grown up now ; )
/ on Sunday I cleaned out the utility room. is it the end-of-year cleaning that's bubbling up? I felt a huge urge to get the house clean (and we don't even get Christmas visitors).